Today in Gear: Product News to Kick Off Your Week

Today, brands like Citizen and Fortis are taking inspiration from space. With new models ranging from simply space-inspired to ‘certified for space travel,’ these brands seem to be targeting a new luxury market: space travelers. Citizen’s new model was built to celebrate ispace’s Hakuto-R lunar lander, and is made with recrystallized titanium as well as the very same “super titanium” alloy used within the lander. Meanwhile, with its latest “Stratoliner” models, Fortis has launched a new watch actually designed and tested for space travel. This latest iteration of its classic Stratoliner collection (first launched in the ’80s) was tested at the Swedish Space Centre, and features a custom traversing bridge that boasts enough shock protection for Fortis to call it “space proof.” Today we’re taking a look at a new suite of CBD tinctures, an iconic knife and a new line of vegan leather bags. This is Today in Gear.

Chill, Revive or Snooze Better with the All-New Dad Grass Tincture Family

Dad Grass

Dad Grass has been successfully “reviving the mellow sensibility of the casual smoke” for a while, and now, the Dad Grass Tincture Family has arrived. Each tincture is geared toward a different experience: use the Classic CBD tincture to relieve anxiety, use the Good Time CBD + CBG formula to recover from a workout or a hard night out and drift off to a satisfying sleep with the Nighttime CBD + CBN formula. Pull it together, chill yourself out and rest up every day with a simple dose of Dad Grass.

Not Every Knife Needs to Be Cutting Edge

Victorinox

It’s been 125 years since Victorinox originally released the Swiss Army Knife. To celebrate, the team is releasing an accurate replica of its original model. The knife will include the same six tools used in the first model, though made with some updated materials. Titled “The Replica 1897,” Victorinox will only release 9,999 pieces of this limited edition knife, so act fast to secure your own.

Rise and Regrind: A New Kind of Shoe

Converse

This morning, we got a sneak peek at the next shoe to drop from this year’s Converse x A-COLD-WALL collaboration. Titled the “Sponge Crater,” the new shoes are one part soft mule, another part mesh sock and totally unconventional. Made with a process Nike coined “regrind,” 11 percent of the fabric used in these shoes is created from scraps of material sourced from factory floors. The shoes will be available for purchase on June 23 and are sure to sell out quickly.

Trayvax is Reinventing the Travel Wallet

Trayvax

Trayvax has launched a new streamlined, razor-thin wallet. Available in either black or brown leather, the wallet is lined with precision-machined, 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum and features internal magnetic closures to keep everything compact. This modern take on the classic leather wallet can hold up to 20 bills and is notably “TSA-approved.”

Experimenting with Luxury Vegan Leather

Hardgraft

Luxury leather goods retailer Hardgraft has launched a new line of vegan leather bags. While “vegan leather” has caught some flack in recent years, Hardgraft’s version is a lab-made textile made from renewable, plant-based biomass built to gradually bio-degrade. Moreover, Hardgraft sees the collection as a means of reducing the need to use genuine leather in the future and has readily acknowledged animal agriculture as one of the main causes of climate change.

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